What is Bird Watching?
Before I begin, thought I will explain what bird watching is all about.
Bird watching is basically the study and observation of birds. Bird watching or birding (the former term is most used in the United Kingdom as well as in Ireland while birding is an American term) is a pursuit that birdwatchers or birders undertake for recreational or social reasons.
The more formal pursuit of bird watching is known as ornithology that is a formal as well as scientific study of birds though ornithologists may often use the same methods of watching birds as do the amateur birders.
One unique form of bird watching is sea-watching where observers are based at coastal watch-points in order to watch birds flying over the sea.
Bird watchers may also take part in censuses of bird population and associated migratory patterns that are often specific to individual species. There are also bird watching competitions known in North America as the “Big Day” and in Britain as “Bird Race”.
Bird watching is a quiet as well as relaxing pursuit and for those who are rarity-seekers it may entail long distance traveling in order to find new species.
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